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ENGLISH

XA14 (XA14, XAS14F-K)

MICRO Hi - Fi SYSTEM

As an ENERGY STAR Partner, LG has determined that this product or product models meet the ENERGY STAR guidelines for energy efficiency. ENERGY STAR is a U.S. registered mark.

P/NO :MFL62759814

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Safety Precaution
CAUTION
RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR BACK) NO USER-SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL. This lightning flash with arrowhead symbol within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated dangerous voltage within the products enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to persons. The exclamation point within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence of important operating and maintenance (servicing) instructions in the literature accompanying the product. WARNING: TO PREVENT FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK HAZARD, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS PRODUCT TO RAIN OR MOISTURE. WARNING: Do not install this equipment in a confined space such as a book case or similar unit. CAUTION: Do not block any ventilation openings. Install in accordance with the manufacturer's instructions. Slots and openings in the cabinet are provided for ventilation and to ensure reliable operation of the product and to protect it from over heating. The openings be never be blocked by placing the product on a bed, sofa, rug or other similar surface. This product not be placed in a built-in installation such as a bookcase or rack unless proper ventilation is provided or the manufacturer's instruction has been adhered to. CAUTION: The apparatus should not be exposed to water (dripping or splashing) and no objects filled with liquids, such as vases, should be placed on the apparatus. CAUTION concerning the Power Cord Most appliances recommend they be placed upon a dedicated circuit; That is, a single outlet circuit which powers only that appliance and has no additional outlets or branch circuits. Check the specification page of this owner's manual to be certain. Do not overload wall outlets. Overloaded wall outlets, loose or damaged wall outlets, extension cords, frayed power cords, or damaged or cracked wire insulation are dangerous. Any of these conditions could result in electric shock or fire. Periodically examine the cord of your appliance, and if its appearance indicates damage or deterioration, unplug it, discontinue use of the appliance, and have the cord replaced with an exact replacement part by an authorized service. Protect the power cord from physical or mechanical abuse, such as being twisted, kinked, pinched, closed in a door, or walked upon. Pay particular attention to plugs, wall outlets, and the point where the cord exits the appliance. To disconnect power from the mains, pull out the mains cord plug. When installing the product, ensure that the plug is easily accessible. This device is equipped with a portable battery or accumulator. Safe way to remove the battery or the battery from the equipment: Remove the old battery or battery pack, follow the steps in reverse order than the assembly. To prevent contamination of the environment and bring on possible threat to human and animal health, the old battery or the battery put it in the appropriate container at designated collection points. Do not dispose of batteries or battery together with other waste. It is recommended that you use local, free reimbursement systems batteries and accumulators.

CAUTION: This product employs a Laser System. To ensure proper use of this product, please read this owners manual carefully and retain it for future reference. Should the unit require maintenance, contact an authorized service center. Use of controls, adjustments or the performance of procedures other than those specified herein may result in hazardous radiation exposure. To prevent direct exposure to laser beam, do not try to open the enclosure. Visible laser radiation when open. DO NOT STARE INTO BEAM.

The appliance is not intended for use by young children or infirm persons without supervision. Young Children should be supervised to ensure that they do not play with appliance. If the appliance is supplied from a cord extension set or an electrical portable outlet device, the cord extension set on electrical portable outlet device must be positioned so that it is not subject to splashing or ingress of moisture.

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Contents
Setting up Main unit Remote control Listening to CDs Listening to music from your portable player Listening to the radio Using an USB device Recording to USB Enjoying a pre-programmed sound field Troubleshooting Specifications 4 5 6 7 7 8 8 9 9 10 10

The making of unauthorized copies of copy-protected material, including computer programs, files, broadcasts and sound recordings, may be an infringement of copyrights and constitute a criminal offense. This equipment should not be used for such purposes.

Be responsible Respect copyrights

Before connecting, operating or adjusting this product, please read this instruction booklet carefully and completely.

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Setting up
1 Connection of the front speakers
Connect the speaker cables to the front speaker terminals. Connect the black end of each wire to the terminals marked - (minus) and the other end to the terminals marked + (plus).

2 Fit the AM loop aerial to its stand (Optional) Connect the AM loop aerial to the unit. 3 Stretch the FM aerial The reception will be at its best when the end of the aerial is stretched to be in a straight line and horizontal. 4 Plug the power plug into a wall socket

3(FM aerial)

2(AM aerial- Optional)

Be careful of the following Be careful to make sure children not to put their hands or any objects into the *speaker duct. *speaker duct : A hole for plentiful bass sound on speaker cabinet(enclosure).
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NOTES: If TV screen becomes discolored do not place speakers within 30cm from TV. Be sure to match the speaker cord to the appropriate terminal on the components: + to + and to . If the cords are reversed, the sound will be distorted and will lack base.

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Main Unit

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1/] Power on/ off ] FUNCTION Change the functions between CD, USB, PORTABLE, FM, AM (OPTIONAL). x Stop BX Playing/Pausing bb/BB Searches backward or forward Skips to the previous/next track TUNING(-)/ (+) Selects the radio station PRESET(-)/ (+) Selects preset numbers PROGRAM/MEMORY On the CD/USB mode, you can make your own playlist. On FM/AM mode, you can save radio stations. PORT. IN The player can be used to play the music from many types of portable player.

OPEN You can use it when inserting or removing CDs.

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g DISPLAY WINDOW h EQ.: Sound quality adjustment

You can choose sound impressions.

i VOLUME j REC.

Control the volume when using any function. Recording to USB

k USB Connector
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Remote control
POWER POWER on/ off This button is not available. Sound quality adjustment. You can choose sound impressions. Search for a folder of MP3/ WMA files When a CD containing MP3/ WMA files in several folders is being played, press PRESET/FOLDER selects the folder you want to play. Choose a preset number for a radio station. Temporarily stop the sound. Press the button again to return to the sound. Controls the volume when using any function.

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EQ

This button is not available.

PRESET/ FOLDER

PROGRAM For storing radio stations If you have saved radio stations using /MEMO PROGRAM/MEMO, you can scroll through them and select one. Listens to your tracks in any order INFO See information about your music. MP3/ WMA files often come with tags. The tag gives the Title, Artist, Album or Time information. (Only in CD) Recording to USB

z REC

FUNCTION Changes the functions. MUTE

REPEAT Listenes to your tracks repeatedly or /RANDOM randomly. (Only in CD/USB) . bb / (Only USB/ CD/ Radio Function) BB > Selects the radio station. TUN.(-)/(+) Searches backward or forward

VOLUME

Skips to the previous/next track

B/[] x Starts or pauses playback Stops playback or recording

RDS/ PTY RDS (Radio Data System) (Optional) Searches radio stations by radio type

Put the battery in the remote control Make sure that the + (plus) and - (minus) on the battery (size AAA) match those on the remote control. Battery shall not be exposed to excessive heat such as sunshine, fire or the like.
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Listening to CDs
Audio CD and MP3/ WMA CD can be played back in this unit.
ON UNIT 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Open the CD door Insert the CD: Label facing up. Close the CD door Select the CD function Start the CD playing To stop a CD playing OPEN OPEN FUNCTION B[] x ON REMOTE FUNCTION B/[] x

Listening to your tracks (files) repeatedly or randomly

1 Press REPEAT/RANDOM on the remote control repeatedly. Tracks will be played back repeatedly or randomly. 2 To return to normal playback, press it repeatedly to select [OFF].

About MP3/ WMA

MP3/WMA Disc compatibility with this unit is limited as follows: Sampling Frequency : 32 - 48 kHz (MP3), 32 - 48 kHz (WMA) Bit rate : 32 - 320 kbps (MP3), 40 - 320 kbps (WMA) CD-R physical format should be ISO 9660/ JOLIET If you record MP3/WMA files using the software which cannot create a FILE SYSTEM, for example Direct-CD etc., it is impossible to playback MP3 files. We recommend that you use Easy-CD Creator, which creates an ISO 9660 file system. Do not use special letters such as / : * ? < >etc. At most 99 folders and 999 files are supported on the unit. You have to set the disc format option to [Mastered] in order to make the discs compatible with the LG players when formatting rewritable discs. When setting the option to Live File System, you cannot use it on LG players. (Mastered/ Live File System : Disc format system for Windows Vista)

Listening to CDs - More you can do

Pausing or restarting a CD
1 Press B[] on the unit or B/ [] on the remote control during playback. 2 Press this button again to resume play.

Searching for a section within a track

Hold bb/BB on the unit or . bb/BB > on the remote control during playback and release it at the point you want to listen to.

Listening to music from your portable player

The unit can be used to play the music from many types of portable player.
ON UNIT 1. Connect the portable player to the PORTABLE IN connector of the unit. PORTABLE IN

Skipping to another track (files)

Press bb/BB on the unit or . bb/BB > on the remote control.

Creating your own playlist

You can play up to 20 tracks on a CD in order. 1 Insert a CD and wait for it to be read. 2 Press PROGRAM/MEMORY on the unit or PROGRAM/MEMO on the remote control in stop status. 3 Press bb/BB on the unit or . bb/BB > on the remote control to select a track. 4 Press PROGRAM/MEMORY (or PROGRAM/MEMO) again to save and select a next track. Repeat the step 3 -4. 5 Press B[] to play the programmed music files. 6 To clear your selection, press x twice.

ON REMOTE

2. Turn the power on. 3. Select the PORTABLE function. 4. Turn on the portable player and start it playing.

1/] FUNCTION -

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Listening to the radio

Make sure both for the FM and AM(Optional) aerials to be stretched to the most. To change the tuner from stereo to mono to improve FM reception, Press B[].
ON UNIT 1. Select FM or AM(Optional). 2. Select the radio station 3. To save a radio station: A preset number will show in the display. 4. Select the preset number 5. To confirm press: Up to 50 radio stations can be saved. 6. To select a saved station FUNCTION TUNING (-)/ (+) PROGRAM /MEMORY PRESET(-)/ (+) PROGRAM /MEMORY PRESET(-)/ (+) ON REMOTE FUNCTION TUN.- / TUN.+ PROGRAM/MEMO PRESET/FOLDER PROGRAM/MEMO PRESET/FOLDER

Using an USB device

You can enjoy media files saved on an USB device by connecting the USB device to the USB port of the unit. For [Creating your own playlist] and [Random/Repeat play], refer to the CD playback section.
ON UNIT 1. Connect the USB device to the USB port of the unit. 2. Select the USB function. 3. Select a file you want to play. 4. Start your media playing. 5. To stop, press 6. Before disconnecting the portable USB device, change to any other function. FUNCTION bb/BB B[] x FUNCTION ON REMOTE FUNCTION . bb / BB > B/[] x FUNCTION

Looking for radio stations automatically

1 Press and hold TUNING (-)/ (+) on the unit or TUN.- / TUN.+ on the remote control for more than 0.5 second. 2 The tuner will scan automatically and stop when it finds a radio station.

Compatible USB Devices

MP3 Player : Flash type MP3 player. USB Flash Drive : Devices that support USB 2.0 or USB 1.1. The USB function may not be available depending on devices. Devices which require additional program installation when you have connected it to a computer, are not supported.

Deleting all the saved stations

1 Press and hold PROGRAM/MEMORY on the unit or PROGRAM/MEMO on the remote control for two seconds. ERASE ALL shows. 2 Press PROGRAM/MEMO on the remote control to erase all the saved stations.

Look out for the following

Do not extract the USB device while in operation. For a large capacity USB, it may take longer than a few minute to be searched. To prevent data loss, back up all data. If you use a USB extension cable or USB hub, the USB device is not recognized. Using NTFS file system is not supported. (Only FAT(16/32) file system is supported. This unit is not supported when the total number of files is 1000 or more. External HDD, Locked devices or hard type USB devices are not supported. USB port of the unit can not be connected to PC. This unit can not be used as a storage device.

Seeing the information about your radio stations - OPTIONAL

The FM tuner is supplied with the Radio Data System (RDS) facility. Press RDS on the remote control several times to view the information about the radio station being listened to. PTY - Program Type, such as News, Sport, Jazz. RT - Radio Text, the name of the radio station. CT - Time Control, the time at the location of the radio station. PS - Program Service name, the name of channel. You can search the radio stations by program type by pressing RDS. The display will show the last PTY in use. Press PTY one or more times to select your preferred program type. Press . bb/BB > (bb/BB). The tuner will search automatically. When a station is found the search will stop.
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Recording to USB
You can record a various sound source to USB.
ON UNIT 1. Connect the USB device to the unit. 2. Select a mode in which you want to record. Play back a sound source first. 3. Start the recording: REC is displayed. 4. To stop recording, press FUNCTION ON REMOTE FUNCTION

Pausing recording
During recording, press z REC to pause recording. Press z REC to continue recording. (Only Radio, Portable)

When you are recording, look out for the following

When you stop recording, the file that has been recorded at that time will be stored.(Audio CD only) Do not remove the USB device or turn off the unit during USB recording. If not, an incomplete file may be made and not deleted on PC. If USB recording does not work, the message like NO USB, ERROR, FULL or NO REC is displayed on the display window. Multi card reader device or External HDD can not be used for USB recording. For a recorded file, the maximum size is about 512MB. You may not record more than 999files. Itll be stored as follows.

REC. x

z REC x

Recording to USB - More you can do

To set recording bit rate and speed
1 Press REC. on the player or z REC on the remote control for longer than 3 seconds. 2 Use bb/BB on the player or . bb/BB > on the remote control to select the bit rate among 96/128/192/256 Kbps. You can set the quality of the recoreded file. 3 Press REC. or z REC again to select the recording speed. 4 Use bb/BB or . bb/BB > to select a desired recording speed. X 1 SPEED: You can listen to music while recording it. X 2 SPEED: You can just recording the music file. 5 Press REC. or z REC to finish the setting. NOTES : On radio or portable mode, you cannot set the recording speed.

AUDIO CD

MP3/ WMA

The other sources

Enjoying a pre-programmed sound field

This system has a number of pre-set surround sound fields. You can select a desired sound mode by using EQ.. The displayed items for the Equalizer may be different depending on sound sources and effects.
ON DISPLAY AUTO EQ

Recording Music file in disc source to USB

One track recording If the USB recording is started during playback of the CD, the one track/ file would be recording into the USB. All tracks recording If the USB recording on the CD stop status, all tracks/ files would be recording. Program list recording USB records after creating your own program if you want to record the track you want. (Audio CD, MP3, WMA)

Description
Realizes the sound equalizer that is the most similar to the genre of which is included in the MP3 ID3 tag of song files. This program lends an enthusiastic atmosphere to the sound, giving you the feeling you are at an actual rock, pop,or classic concert. Reinforce the treble, bass and surround sound effect. You can enjoy the sound without equalizer effect.
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ROCK POP CLASSIC XDSS FLAT

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Troubleshooting
Symptom Cause
The power cord is not plugged in. Check whether electricity failed. No sound.

Specifications
Correction
Plug in the power cord. Check the condition by operating other electronic devices. General Power supply Power consumption Net Weight External dimensions (WxHxD) Operating temperature Operating humidity Tuner FM Tuning Range Amplifier Output Power T.H.D Frequency Response Signal-to-noise ratio CD Frequency response Signal-to-noise ratio Dynamic range Speakers (XAS14F-K) Type Impedance Rated Input Power Max. Input Power Net Dimensions (WxHxD) Net Weight (1EA) Refer to main label. Refer to main label. 1.68 kg 150 x 205 x 212 mm 5 oC to 35 oC 5% to 85 % 87.5 - 108.0 MHz or 87.50 - 108.00 MHz 5W+5W 0.5 % 60 Hz - 20 KHz 70 dB 40 Hz - 20 kHz 70 dB 55 dB 1 Way 1 Speaker 6 5W 10 W 130 x 205 x 155 mm 0.9 kg

General
No power.

Check whether you select right function. Press FUNCTION and check the selected function.

CD
The unit does not start playback. An unplayable disc is inserted. The disc is dirty. Insert a playable disc. Clean the disc.

Radio
Radio stations cant The antenna is positioned poorly. be tuned in properly. The signal strength of the radio station is too weak. Attach an external aerial if necessary. Tune to the station manually.

No stations have been preset or preset Preset some radio stations. stations have been cleared (when tuning by scanning preset channels).

Remote control
The remote control does not work properly. The remote control is not pointed at the remote sensor of the unit. The remote control is too far from the unit. There is an obstacle in the path of the remote control and the unit. The battery in the remote control is exhausted. Point the remote control at the remote sensor of the unit. Operate the remote control within about 16 ft (5 m). Remove the obstacle. Replace the battery with new one.

Designs and specifications are subject to change without notice.

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